Table 1 |
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Sample distribution of indicators of social status by gender. |
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| Men |
Women |
Sign. |
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| Education |
Primary |
557 (12.2) |
800 (13.7) |
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| Secondary |
912 (19.9) |
1055 (18.1) |
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| Post-secondary |
487 (10.6) |
758 (13.0) |
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| First stage tertiary |
1021 (22.3) |
1306 (22.4) |
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| Second stage tertiary |
1604 (35.0) |
1908 (32.7) |
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| Total |
4581 (100.0) |
5827 (100.0) |
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| Income NOK |
< 100 000 |
171 (3.8) |
509 (9.0) |
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| 100–200 000 |
422 (9.3) |
1282 (22.6) |
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| 200–300 000 |
1215 (26.8) |
2494 (43.9) |
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| 300–400 000 |
1348 (29.7) |
992 (17.5) |
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| 400 000 + |
1381 (30.4) |
403 (22.6) |
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| Total |
4537 (100.0) |
5680 (100.0) |
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| Occupation |
Unskilled manual |
364 (7.4) |
203 (3.4) |
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| Skilled manual |
384 (7.8) |
109 (1.8) |
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| Non-manual |
1969 (40.0) |
4039 (68.5) |
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| Lower service |
617 (12.5) |
539 (9.1) |
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| Higher service |
1598 (32.3) |
1003 (17.0) |
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| Total |
4923 (100.0) |
5893 (100.0) |
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| Social status combined index |
I (low) |
727 (17.9) |
1112 (22.3) |
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| II |
582 (14.3) |
1222 (24.5) |
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| III |
629 (15.5) |
1260 (25.3) |
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| IV |
892 (22.1) |
737 (14.8) |
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| V (high) |
1225 (30.2) |
654 (13.1) |
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| Total |
4060 (100.0) |
4985 (100.0) |
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P < 0.05* P < 0.01** P < 0.001 *** Absolute figures (percentages) |
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Dalgard International Journal for Equity in Health 2008 7:27 doi:10.1186/1475-9276-7-27 |
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